Pink Almond Party Cake

By pinkadidas178

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 box white cake mix
• Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 6 drops red food color (or any other color)
• Frosting:
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 4 to 5 tablespoons milk

Details

Preparation time 40mins
Cooking time 140mins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom and sides of two 9- or 8-inch round cake pans with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, beat cake ingredients on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans.

Bake and cool as directed on box for 9- or 8-inch rounds.

In large bowl, beat butter, shortening, 1 teaspoon almond extract, the powdered sugar and 4 tablespoons of the milk with electric mixer on low speed until well blended. Beat on medium speed, adding enough of the remaining 1 tablespoon milk until fluffy and spreadable.

Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate; frost top. Top with second layer, rounded side up. Frost side and top of cake.

Optional: Decorate with chopped almonds.

Optional: Can use vanilla extract in place of almond on frosting recipe. for vanilla frosting.